China News Service, June 30, according to the "European Times" compilation report, recently, a criminal gang that used "hypnosis" to rob women has attracted the attention of the Paris police. Criminal gangs used superstitious ideas to commit crimes in the Chinese community of Ile-de-France, and the police are currently trying to count the victims of this large-scale scam.

　　The Parisian newspaper in France reported that the case seemed very strange to both the victim and the police. On November 13, 2019, investigators at the Paris Justice Police Division 2 (DPJ) arrested four people, including three women and one man, all aged between 45 and 55. The four people were suspected of stealing all the jewelry and money of at least two 70-year-olds using superstition scams. The victims are all Chinese who live in Paris.

　　As a result of organized crime and fraud, this group was prosecuted and temporarily detained. The four people came to France a few days before their arrest and plan to leave the day after they were arrested.

　　When searching their temporary residence in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, the police seized 30,000 euros and 114,000 US dollars of cash, as well as 200 grams of gold, some watches and a large amount of jewelry, all of which belonged to the two victims. The police are currently trying to find other victims under this "hypnosis scam", whether or not they have been used by "Devil's Call"-a hallucinogenic drug extracted from the mandala plant.

　　As of the end of February 2020, the police found a third victim and determined that there were other victims. In mid-October 2019, in the city of Bagnolet in the 93 province, an old man was deceived in the same way and was robbed of all valuables. But there were others who committed the crime at the time, and the police determined that the group had left France.

　　Moad Nefati, the defense lawyer of one of the perpetrators, said, "My client expressed deep sympathy for the victim, and she confessed to the (criminal facts) and deeply regrets this." However, in this case, there was This kind of mental control cannot be explained by investigators, judges or victims.

"Hypnotism" crime transferred from the United States to Europe

　　After such scams occurred from 2013 to 2015, the US police has already started to prevent this. According to a report from the United States, thousands of victims were counted within a few months, 60 of them in San Francisco and 50 in New York. To this end, the FBI created a document listing the names of more than 10 criminals to organize an international cooperation. In this document, these professional criminals are called "Blessing Gangs".

　　A source in the French judiciary pointed out: "For this reason, the US police and public authorities have launched publicity activities and posted posters in Chinese and English to remind the entire Chinese community."

　　The target is aimed at the entire trans-Atlantic region, and these gangs have turned to Europe, especially in areas where Chinese people gather. "The first case that happened on French territory, especially in Paris, dates back to 2015." The Paris Justice Police confirmed the second. Between 2015 and 2017, the department has arrested 5 gangs. Two years after the "disappearance", this kind of scam appeared again.

　The criminal gang lied that looking for the victim of "spiritual doctor" was "involuntarily"

　　On November 6, 2019, the Second Division of the Paris Judicial Police decided to understand the situation through a French Chinese information platform, and released news to try to find possible victims. Two days later, a 75-year-old victim appeared and she was deceived at place des Fêtes in the 19th district of Paris. It is reported that the old man had just walked out of the Lidl supermarket at the time of the incident, and the 1600 euros and thousands of jewelry in her bag were exchanged within seconds.

　　Thanks to surveillance cameras, the second police officer in Paris quickly locked the three women who committed the crime, and they lived in the same block. The police then began tracking the group on November 13. On the same day, the gang repeatedly tried to commit crimes in front of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris. When they successfully pinned a woman in the 5th district, the investigators arrested them when they had stolen 3,000 euros in cash and jewelry .

　　The police witnessed the process of their crime, which lasted 45 minutes: the victim was also an elderly Chinese woman, and a perpetrator stepped up to talk to her, saying that she was "looking for Wang Shenyi and asked him to treat his son who was bitten by a dog" , And asked the old man if she knew the "magic doctor". The victim replied that she did not know. At this time, the accomplices stepped forward and said that they heard their conversation, and they happened to know this "healer doctor", and suggested that they take them to find them. The victim kept up because of curiosity.

　　Police investigators said: "Cultural background has contributed to this type of fraud. We are faced with a group of'experts' who have talent for acting."

　　At this time, a third associate appeared, pretending to be the daughter or granddaughter of "Wang Shenyi" and told them that "Wang Shenyi" was very busy. She would help see if he had time.

　　While waiting, the victim chatted with two scammers and revealed his personal information. The two perpetrators sent these messages to the daughter of "Wang Shenyi" by SMS. After returning, the third accomplice told the victim that one of her relatives had a "mysterious disease", or "ghost occupied his body", which required a ritual through the victim's valuables to release . In order to persuade the victims, the scammers said that they can also be implemented on the street.

　　The victim was accompanied by a fraudster to withdraw money and jewelry. In the process, the latter had some physical contact with the victim. The police said, "There is no doubt that hypnosis or mental manipulation started at this time. But we cannot follow too closely and have not observed Very clear."

　　The police found that all cases since 2015 have one thing in common, that is, when the fraud is nearing the end, the perpetrators will perform the same "blessing ceremony": draw a circle on the palm of the victim, and the victim will look up at the sky and follow together." prayer". The valuables in the victim's bag were replaced at this time.

　　The police said that in any case, these victims seemed to be hypnotized. They even stated that they were "involuntarily". After 2 hours, the victim began to sober and realized that an abnormal situation had occurred. "Once, the husband of a victim succeeded in preventing his wife from taking away the bags containing their valuables, but it was also under his repeated perseverance (success)."

The crime gang has contact with the travel agency

　　On several occasions in the past, investigators were spotted by men who were watching. "In that case, they ran to another country and took the plane in just 2 hours, which proves that they are related to the travel agency that brought them." The source revealed. In addition to some testimonies disclosed in previous documents, another piece of evidence is a fake travel plan fabricated by a travel agency. This gang even holds fake certificates or tickets for famous Paris attractions.

　　People familiar with the matter said: "Then we realized that they would go to all cities with Chinese communities. In Switzerland, they even created a fraud case involving 1 million euros." It is reported that the arrested 1 man and 3 women were from Italy Milan came to France, where they stayed for less than a week. (Xia Ying)